Offside

Rules of the Game, Book 1

By: Avery Keelan

Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Gabriel Spires

Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

After being dumped on her 21st birthday, Bailey James rebounds right into the arms of her ex’s biggest competition...

Chase Carter: antagonizer, womanizer, and infamous left winger for her college’s rival team.

Following a string of scandals and substandard grades, Chase is on thin ice with his teammates and tyrannical coach. The last thing he needs is to have his focus and loyalty called into question by fraternizing with his team’s #1 competition, but a beautiful stranger who throws herself at him one night is too tempting to pass up...until she throws up on his shoes.

Caught in the midst of a bitter rivalry that extends far beyond the arena, Chase and Bailey are on opposite sides of the bench. He’s worked his entire life to secure a future in the NHL. She’s tagged along while her brother has done the same. Fraternizing with the enemy is definitely out of the question, but what if the enemy is impossible to resist?

Offside is a steamy new adult college romance. It is book one of the Rules Of The Game series but can be listened to as a complete standalone.

©2022 Avery Keelan (P)2023 Podium Audio

Really Enjoyed It!

Fun to listen to, 3.5/5 on the spice meter 🌶️. Narration is good (aka at no point did I cringe 😂 which can be hard to find in this genre). Plot lulled at a few spots, but for a book this long it moved along well. Would listen to again! Has to be one of my top 3 hockey romances, the right mix of plot, tension, spice and general life so it reads (listens?) smoothly, creates a settling that you can fall into, and doesn’t pull you out of the story. A good middle between The Deal and Consider Me.

Buena narración

La historia no es original, un poco básica y se siente como algo que ya hemos visto antes pero está para pasar un rato

Great story, excellent narration

This is easily a 5-star read. The plot and pacing were excellent. Chase is a perfect gentleman and really shows Bailey what it means to be in a relationship. The conflict was captivating and you really learn to hate Luke! And if the story doesn't get you, the narrators will. I wasn't sure about Stella Bloom at first, but she grew on me. and Gabriel Spires was an incredible voice actor. 5/5 stars

LOVE THIS BOOK!!

I didn’t think I could love this book any more…I did have a little bit of trouble getting into it at the beginning just because I felt the male narrator’s voice sounded a little too old for what I personally felt like Chase’s character’s age was but that was just me and it absolutely did not stop me from loving the story

I enjoyed it

Sorry was a little drawn out but I still enjoyed it. Narration was great. Hockey romance, little enemies to lovers, rival teams.

Good hockey smut

This one was good! Was longer than I thought and kind of lulled for me. I enjoyed it though.

CHISME!!!!

Ugh I loved this. So cheeky. Kept me smiling. Was steamy! And just overall great characters.

So good!

This is one of my favorites! Absolutely love the relationship and all the spice too!

Hooked me from the beginning

I have read a lot of hockey romance recently, but this one really caught my eye. From the first interaction I was hooked. The dynamic was great, I loved their friends, and things seemed very realistic which I do appreciate. Narrators were fantastic and I can be fairly particular. 10/10 would recommend

One of the best

By far one of my favorite sports romance books. The book was so well written and beautifully performed. A must read.